Pot drainer



A. E. MOQRE POT DRAINER New. 3, 1925- 1,559,904

Filed Jan. :5, 1925 9 inter A lb'ert EiMoorf patron" Patented Nov. 3,1925.

PATENT OFFICE.

ALBERT n. MOORE, or HANSBORO, nomen- DAKOTA.

Po'r DRAINER.

Application filed January 3, 1925. Serial No. 336.

To aZZ whom it may concern:

' Be it known that I, ALBERT E. Moonn,

tain new and useful Improvements in Pot Dramers, of which the followingis a specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in pot drainers,and more pant-icularly to a device for enabling a person to handle areceptacle to be drained while the same is hot, thus preventing anyinjury to the person handling the same.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a means which isadapted to be easily and quickly placed in an operative position upon areceptacle to be drained, whereby the l'attermay be easily tilted inorder to drain the same.

Another important object of the invention is to provide a pot drainerwhich is especially adapted for use in conjunction with pots having theusual swinging bails thereon wherein means is associated with the devicefor holding the bail in a raised position, thus enabling the easy andquick operation of the tilting of the pot when the same is drained.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a device of theabove mentioned character, which is simple in construction, inexpensive,strong and durable and further well adapted for the purposes for whichit is designated.

Other ob'ects and advantages of this in vention wifl become apparentduring the course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification and inwhich like numerals designate like parts throughout the same,

Figure l is a side elevation of a cooking receptacle with my inventionapplied thereon.

Figure 2 is a section on the line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of Figure 1, and

Figure 4 is a detail perspective view of the frame.

In the drawing, wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown thepreferred embodiment of my invention, the numeral 1 designates generallythe frame forming a part of the device and the same may be formed of anysuitable material, such as wire, although it is to be understood thatany other material may be substituted therefor. The frame. 1 has itsintermediate portion 2 looped and the arms 3 and 4 extend from thelooped portion 2 in substantially parallel spaced relation. The arms 3and 4 are bent downwardly adjacent the looped portion 2 thereof as shownat 5 in the drawing, and the free ends 6 and 7 respectively of the armsare also directed downwardly as shown at 8 in the drawing. A suitableconneetion such as is illustrated byv the numeral 9 in the drawing isadapted to extend across the arms 3 and 4 at the point where the freeends (3 and 7 are bent downwardly. The purpose of the above constructionwill hereinafter be more fully described.

Formed in each of the arms of the frame 1 at spaced intervals are theloops 10 and 11, respectively. The loops are arranged in such a manneras to have the loops on one of the arms registering with the loopsformed in the other arm, and it is to be understood that these loops arepreferably formed in the intermediate portions of the arms by bendingthe free ends 6 and 7 pre vious tovthe formation of the down turnedportions of the arms and the application of the cross member 9, asheretofore described. These looped portions 10 and 11 form a means forpivotally supporting the lower free ends of the handles 12 and 13,respec tively. The handle are also formed of the same material as theframe and are substantially U-shaped so that the ends of the armsthereof will form ameans for permitting the handles to be pivotallyassociated with the looped portions of the frame, in the manner asclearly illustrated in the drawing. It is to be also understood that thehandle 12 is slightly larger in width than the handle 13 so as to permitthe arms of the handle 13 to be disposed between the arms of the handle12 when the handles are crossed as is also illustrated in the drawing.The purpose of. this construction will also be hereinafter more fullydescribed. If desired, the crown portion of the handle 12 may beprovided with a smaller handle 14- In use, my device is adapted to beplaced on the receptacle A in such a manner as to have the arms 3 and 4of the frame 1 extending across the cover B which is provided for thereceptacle A, and is loosely supported thereon in the usual manner. Thehandles both handles by the operator in one hand,

12 and 13 are then crossed so that the bail C of the receptacle A willrest on the, cross portions of the handles, and at the same permittingthe upper portions of the handles to be grasped. If 'desired,the upperportions of the handles may be slightly curved-- inwardly so as tofacilitate the grasping of The downwardly directed portions 6 and 7 ofthe arms 3 and 4 will abut one of the sides of the receptacle A and whenin this position,

the down turned portion 5 will provide a handle to be grasped by theother hand of the operator when zit is desired to drain the receptacle.

The operationof the device wheninposition may be briefly stated asfollows Theyhandle; 5 is grasped in one hand and the handles-.12 tand13are grasped; inthe other and by exerting a pressure onthe,

handles-12 and 13, the .bail C'willhe tightly grasped :and thus permit.the receptacle 7 to be tilted andcausing a downward pressure ofthe-arms? 3 and 4 on the lid or cover-B,,-. whereby the :liquid withinthe receptacle A" may .be easily drained therefrom. without causing thehands of the operator-or"person handlingzthe receptacle to becomescalded or burned.

The: simplicity of my device enables :the .7 same'to be used on::anykind or receptacle:

having a swinging bail and-is of such a construction as. to permit :thereadyand easy,

appliance-of the same in-positionon the receptacle whenever it isdesired tozdrainrthe Furthermore, my. device may bemanufactured at aminimum-cost and is also latter.

easily operated;

From the :foregoing description of the construction of my improvedapparatus, it will'be seen athatlhave provided a slm-ple,

' inexpensive and eflicient means for carrying out the ob3ects of thenvention, and whlle Having ;;t-hu s,described my invention,- what;

I claimas new is In a device'of theclass described, the com bination:with a receptacleincludingthe bail thereof and a .removable- 1cover;forsaid receptacle; Off means for facilitating the tilt ing of said;receptacle comprising 1 a frame formed from a singlewstrand of wirelooped and bent intermediate-Hot. "its-1 ends to provide a pair{offparallelwarmseand looped portion at. ionew-end, :t'ormnig a ahandle;the:

opposite 'e-n ds:,oi:' the arms ibeingzbent down:

wardly :to form engaging;ends;.the arnisheing-; loop.ed' intermediate"oftheir ends to forn'r pairs of aligning eyes; a pair of; inverted'Ueshaped handle; members havingfiheir lower ends bent, inwardly anden'gagedwith the pairs of aforesaid eyes saidahandle members being.crossedbeneathsaid bail and having 7 "H1611" upper portions extended;above and ,oni'opposite sides of the crown of said-..

bail; and cilink JDQIIlbQlS connec t'ing thelupper "end portions. of;saidclU shaped handles above said bai1,}as and for the purposes-described.-

In testimony: whereof. I 'afiix my signature.-

ALBERT E1.- MOORE.

